he table shows the relationship between the number of laps that Mary ran and the time, in minutes, that she spent running.

Running Times
Number of Laps Time (in minutes)
1 2
3 8
5 14
8 23

Which of these best describes this relationship?
A. nonlinear
B. linear
C. directly proportional
D. inversely proportional

Question

he table shows the relationship between the number of laps that Mary ran and the time, in minutes, that she spent running.

          Running Times
Number of Laps 	Time (in minutes)
1 	2
3 	8
5 	14
8 	23

Which of these best describes this relationship?
A. nonlinear
B. linear
C. directly proportional
D. inversely proportional

anonymous · Answer

2,8,14,23 are minutes

miracrown · Answer

To best appreciate the data here, it would be best to graph it:

miracrown · Answer

For these 4 data points,
it appears that they are falling on a straight line:

miracrown · Answer

So at this stage, we can eliminate both A and D from consideration.

miracrown · Answer

If our blue line passes through teh origin,
then C would be the best choice.

miracrown · Answer

It does seem to reason that if she runs 0 laps, it should take 0 minutes.